Baseball Roundup

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Thurs., March 16 Archer City 5, Chico 4 Archer City (4-4) rallied for a pair of runs in the bottom of the seventh to walk-off with a 5-4 win over Chico. After Joe Castles doubled to lead off the bottom of the seventh, Gunner Smith tied the game with a single through the left side.
Holliday’s Isaac Villa turns a nifty 6-3 double play in the third inning of the Eagles’ 15-0 win over City View on Tuesday, March 21. Photo/Will Edwards

Archer County Softball Roundup

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Thurs., March 9 Kennedale 14, Archer City 2 Archer City (3-8) surrendered 11 runs in the home half of the first, allowing Kennedale to take a substantial lead early. Addie Peters provided the big swing for the Lady Cats in a 1-for-2 effort with a two run homer.
Archer City’s Brynlee Skelton offers up a strike in the Lady Cats’ 14-1 loss to Haskell as part of the Graham tournament on Friday, March 9, in Iowa Park. Photo/Will Edwards

Bristow named Dave Campbell's Miss Texas Basketball

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Dave Campbell’s Texas Basketball and Chicken Express are proud to announce Lake Highlands junior guard Tre Johnson and Holliday senior forward Jalynn Bristow as the second annual Mr. and Miss Texas Basketball Players of the Year for the 2022-23 basketball season.
Holliday senior Jalynn Bristow earned the Dave Campbell’s Miss Texas Basketball award after leading the Lady Eagles to the state championship with 25.8 points, 13.6 rebounds, 3.6 steals and 1.6 blocks per game.. Photo/Will Edwards

Archer County Baseball Roundup

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Thurs., March 9 Haskell 10, Archer City 5 Haskell pushed across seven runs over the first two innings to take a 7-4 advantage and Archer City (1-4) was unable to claw back into the contest. Isaac Dieguez, Joe Castles, Brody Reneau and Kole Stovall all collected a pair of hits for the Wildcats lineup.
Windthorst’s Kasen Wiles breaks off a curve ball in the Trojans’ 14-9 win over Anson on Friday, March 9, at Hoskins Field. Photo/Will Edwards

Windthorst BBall recap

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The Windthorst Trojanettes reached new heights in the 2022-23 campaign, posting a 27-5 overall mark before bowing out to eventual state champion Lipan in the regional quarterfinals. Windthorst limited Lipan for three quarters before the Lady Indians pulled away in the fourth quarter.
Windthorst senior Logan Cope helped the Trojans to a 10-20 record this season en-route to earning a second team all-district selection. File photo

Lady Eagles rout Columbus in state semi-final

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Making its first appearance at the state tournament, Holliday looked every bit the part of title contenders. The Lady Eagles shell-shocked Columbus early on and coasted to the finish in a 59-40 win in the state semifinals.
Carissa Griffin gets a shot attempt over a defender in the first half of the Lady Eagles’ 59-40 win over Columbus in the state semifinals on Thurs., March 2. Photo/Will Edwards

Archer County Softball roundup

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Thurs., March 2 City View 19, Archer City 3 Archer City (2-4) opened the Iowa Park tournament with a 19-3 setback to the Lady Mustangs. Addy Peters led the Lady Cats with a 1-for-2, two RBI performance at the dish.
The Trojanettes mob senior Tara Tackett at home plate following a home run in Windthorst’s 12-0 win over Electra. File photo
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